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Renal artery laceration secondary to percutaneous nephrostomy catheter placement
P P Koonings1, G P Teitelbaum, E J Finck
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90007.
Gynecologic Oncology
|February 1, 1991
Abstract:
Renal artery hemorrhage secondary to placement of percutaneous nephrostomy catheters can lead to major operations and even nephrectomy. We recently treated a woman who suffered a renal artery laceration during percutaneous nephrostomy catheter placement using interventional radiographic techniques. The perforation site was identified using angiography and treated using selective embolization. The patient was able to avoid a surgical procedure with its inherent risks.